#9C228D#9C228D

#9C228D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.193 H 333.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C228D
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 141)
HSL	hsl(307, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(307, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 9.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.09, 59.68, -31.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.09, 67.28, 332.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% 0.1731 -0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.193 333.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.0902, 10.1367, 26.1453)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C228D #229C31

analogous

#6E229C #9C228D #9C2250

triadic

#9C228D #8D9C22 #228D9C

tetradic

#9C228D #9C6E22 #229C31 #22509C

square

#9C228D #9C6E22 #229C31 #22509C

split-complementary

#9C228D #509C22 #229C6E

monochromatic

#380C32 #6A1760 #9C228D #CE2DBA #DC5DCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#9C228D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#9C228D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C228D

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C228D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C228D	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E4E90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D608A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A32F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c228d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.193 333.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6caf',
    500: '#9c228d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c228d;
$custom-light: #bd6caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c228d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.377,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49189,
    "c": 0.19294,
    "h": 333.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C228D

secondary

#5AC066

accent

#E75541

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#130810

muted

#827A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C228D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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